石油设备网讯 据道琼斯悉尼4月9日消息，澳大利亚石油搜寻有限公司和巴布亚液化天然气（LNG）项目的合作伙伴表示，已经与巴布亚新几内亚政府签署了这个天然气出口项目财政框架的一项协议。
石油搜寻公司、埃克森美孚和道达尔已就财政条款达成一致，其中包括有义务向巴布亚新几内亚供应部分天然气，以支持当地工业和发电。
石油搜寻公司在提交给监管机构的一份文件中表示，合作方还同意为巴布亚新几内亚过去支付的成本建立一种延期支付机制，以减轻该国收购巴布亚LNG项目股权所带来的财务负担。
该天然气协议在开发巴布亚新几内亚一些大型的未开发天然气储量方面是一个关键的里程碑。石油搜寻公司表示，巴布亚LNG项目的合资企业可以推进前端工程和设计工作，包括选择承包商。
张春晓 摘译自 道琼斯
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Oil Search, Partners Sign Gas Deal for Papua LNG Project
Oil Search Ltd. (OSH.AU) and partners in Papua LNG said an agreement has been signed with the Papua New Guinea government that defines the fiscal framework for the gas-export project.
Oil Search, Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Total SA (TOT) have agreed to fiscal terms that include an obligation to supply some gas to Papua New Guinea to support local industry and power generation.
They also agreed to a deferred payment mechanism for Papua New Guinea's payment of past costs, seeking to ease "the financial burden associated with the state's acquisition of its equity interest in the Papua LNG project," Oil Search said in a regulatory filing.
The gas agreement is a key milestone in developing some of Papua New Guinea's largest untapped natural gas reserves. Oil Search said the Papua LNG venture can advance toward front-end engineering and design work, or FEED, including the selection of a contractor.
